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If any of the casements are large Sunrise seemed to have the most published engineering.
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I would add AW 400 Woodwright and 400 casement

normally the mfg does all the painting/finishing.
all white, all almond, or split finish all work.
I would do all almond.

You have two hings you need to nail in this project, alright maybe three.
the product, the installer/install, and the company/contractor. A miss, less than 95%, on any one will end up with a deficient project.

How old is the company?
I like the look and design.
It is a 20/10 warranty. 20 years on seal failure Cardinal glass, 10 years on hardware.
What is pricing compared to Infinite?

I doubt you had two companies quoting Marvin Infinite. More than likely Marvin Infinite was one and Essentials was the other. Almost the same window, Infinite dealers almost always are more espensive due to their marketing model.

HiMark is another name for Okna.

If you do a full tear out/ full frame replacement I would still suggest the Marvin Essentials as they will have the smallest frame edge to visible glass dimension. But take a look at vinyl, that edge of frame to visible glass will be much different especially on the transoms

You previously post this.
Either vinyl dead lite sash, or look at Marvin Essential insert replacement.

The p guy is lying or ignorant or both.

They have no shame and dink cool aid.

Yeah that is a wonderful thing about Pella, they do not support their products very long. They discontinued Proline and do not support any longer. But you have Architect series which should still be supported. I wanted you to get pella sash cuz they will fit properly and look good, like they belong....

I would suggest finding an installer that knows howto remove the moulding, rip it down, reapply, and get as large a frame size as possible.
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For longevity on any and all other similar pella units: consider at minimum on the exterior sealing the bottom rail aluminum to the glass by running a bead of clear or white silicone. You can do this to all four sides too.
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Most salespeople do not know much technically about installs. Ask them about getting two new sash only. You have Architect series there now, so they should still support that series. You will need to go through the service department, not through sales. Most Pella distributors mark up parts more tha...